- The
sorites paradox (/soʊˈraɪtiːz/),
sometimes known as the
paradox of the heap, is a
paradox that
results from
vague predicates. A
typical formulation...
- if we go out we will get cold. Look up
sorites in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
sorites (plural:
sorites) is a
specific kind of
polysyllogism in...
- Look up
sorites in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sorites may
refer to: Polysyllogism, a
chain of
syllogisms Sorites paradox, also
referred to as the...
- philosophy, the
boiling frog
story has been used as a way of
explaining the
sorites paradox. It
describes a
hypothetical heap of sand from
which individual...
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Vagueness is
commonly diagnosed by a predicate's
ability to give rise to the
Sorites paradox.
Vagueness is
separate from ambiguity, in
which an
expression has...
- the impossible', 62b).
Another example of this
technique is
found in the
sorites paradox,
where it was
argued that if 1,000,000
grains of sand
formed a...
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premises are universal,
hence so is the conclusion. A polysyllogism, or a
sorites, is a form of
argument in
which a
series of
incomplete syllogisms is so...
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system Rogerian argument Show
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Strange loop § In
cognitive science Straw...
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inscrutability of
reference is also used in the
sorites paradox. The
classic example for the
sorites paradox mentions a heap of
wheat grains from which...
- (compilers), the
solution to an
analogous problem in
computer science Catch-22
Sorites paradox "Essays and Miscellanies, by Plutarch".
Project Gutenberg. Retrieved...
